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PFC Melvin Duane Brooks

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PFC Melvin Duane Brooks Veteran

Birth
Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA
Death
7 Aug 1950 (aged 20)
South Korea
Burial
Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Pfc. U.S. Marine Corps, {MC1072744}, Korean War-Pfc. Brooks was killed in action by small arms fire on 8-7-1950 while serving as a Rifleman with Co. G, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

His body was claimed by a Mrs. Charlotte Brooks of 202 Elgin Street, Caldwell, Idaho, and he enlisted with the Marines on 7-21-1948.

Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Korean Service Medal with One Service Star, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean War Service Medal.
Pfc. U.S. Marine Corps, {MC1072744}, Korean War-Pfc. Brooks was killed in action by small arms fire on 8-7-1950 while serving as a Rifleman with Co. G, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

His body was claimed by a Mrs. Charlotte Brooks of 202 Elgin Street, Caldwell, Idaho, and he enlisted with the Marines on 7-21-1948.

Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Korean Service Medal with One Service Star, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean War Service Medal.


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